Kirsteen Sullivan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Afghanistan: Home Country NationalsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will consider relocating auxiliary workers to British (a) diplomatic and (b) military operations in Afghanistan for their safety.
Answer: Details of the UK Government's Afghanistan Resettlement Programme (ARP) can be found on the gov.uk website. The Ministry of Defence has overall responsibility for the ARP and the Afghan Resettlement and Assistance Policy (ARAP). The Home Office is the le...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Home Country NationalsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the safety of auxiliary workers to British (a) diplomatic and (b) military operations in Afghanistan.
Answer: Details of the UK Government's Afghanistan Resettlement Programme (ARP) can be found on the gov.uk website. The Ministry of Defence has overall responsibility for the ARP and the Afghan Resettlement and Assistance Policy (ARAP). The Home Office is the le...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) review endometriosis classification as an acute illness and (b) introduce long-term care plans for endometriosis patients.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on endometriosis diagnosis and management recognises that endometriosis can be...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: BillingTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to FOI2024/01172, whether she plans to review payment agreements made with businesses.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the government committed to an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025. During Oral ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to coordinate the new Fair Work Agency with the Health and Safety Executive to enforce better-fit PPE standards.
Answer: We are creating the Fair Work Agency to deliver a much-needed upgrade to enforcement of employment rights.Its core function will be to enforce specific employment legislation, set out in Part 1 of Schedule 7 of the Employment Rights Bill.We have taken ste...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review regulations and enforcement of PPE standards for sale through online marketplaces.
Answer: PPE must meet the essential health and safety requirements as set out in Regulation 2016/425, as assimilated into UK law. The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 provide the enforcement framework for that Regulation.The Product Re...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) since January 2025 on the aviation sector’s (a) competitiveness and (b) progress towards increasing
Answer: When setting SAF policy, we have to carefully balance a range of factors including potential cost impacts on airlines and passengers and the need to drive decarbonisation across the transport sector. We continue to monitor trends in the SAF market and wil...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to prevent aviation fuel suppliers from charging compliance risk premiums to mandated volumes of sustainable aviation fuel.
Answer: We recognise that SAF is more expensive than jet fuel. This is why the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate has been designed to protect against excessive costs. The SAF Mandate also has a built-in review process so the Government can take action to ch...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: TheftMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has consider the potential merits of introducing a specific offence group classification for thefts involving high value goods from (a) haulage and (b) freight vehicles.
Answer: The Government recognises the distress felt by those who are victims of theft, and such matters should be reported, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts to provide justice. Theft of goods, regardless of value, is a criminal offenc...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: VATTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66029More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to deposits in the Deposit Return Scheme on (a) return rates and (b) levels of (i) litter and (ii) recycling.
Answer: The Government remains committed to successful implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme, which is a critical step in moving towards a circular economy that delivers sustainable growth and produces less waste, rubbish, and litter.The Government is keen ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that there (a) are new jobs and (b) is growth of the sustainable aviation fuel industry in Scotland.
Answer: We are supporting the UK SAF industry in a range of ways. We are building demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through the SAF Mandate, introduced in January this year. We have introduced legislation to deliver a revenue certainty mechanism to suppo...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to repurpose national infrastructure originally used in the fossil fuel sector for new green technology sectors.
Answer: Repurposing existing offshore and onshore infrastructure could make a significant contribution to the UK’s drive to net-zero. In 2022, analysis by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) identified more than 100 pipelines which could be suitable for CCS...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904711More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she expects the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish the final version of its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, following the Supreme Court’s judgment of 16 Apri
Answer: On 20 May, the EHRC opened its consultation on the changes made to the draft updated statutory Code of Practice following the Supreme Court ruling. This consultation is open until 30 June.We will consider the EHRC's final draft Code of Practice once it ha...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRussian Military Studies CentreMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to ensure the effective (a) cataloguing and (b) use of the holdings of the Russian Military Studies Centre in national security considerations.
Answer: The holdings in the Russian Military Studies Centre are an under-utilised resource. These holdings are currently being catalogued with their future provision, and access to them, subject to review.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Youth Guarantee will be delivered in Scotland (a) directly by DWP, (b) in partnership with devolved bodies including councils and (c) directly by devolved bodies.
Answer: Skills and education policy are devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, whereas employment policy is not devolved, except for in the Northern Ireland Assembly. DWP in Scotland provides extensive support to young people. This includes flexible pr...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: Radio FrequenciesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of allocating dedicated radio spectrum access to energy (a) distribution and (b) transmission networks on (i) the resilience an
Answer: The government is considering how it can support the development of telecommunications infrastructure for a decarbonised energy system, and whether spectrum access would be appropriate. As part of this, my officials are in regular discussion with the Depa...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Economic GrowthTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39655More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to engage with the public to explain the (a) need and (b) sources of funding for large infrastructure projects near local communities to grow the economy.
Answer: National Policy Statements set out the need for the development of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and the Government's policy for meeting that need. NPSs provide clarity, certainty and transparency on Government policy for scheme promoters...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of (a) the report and (b) recommendation 27 of the report by the National Infrastructure Commission enti
Answer: The government is working with regulators to ensure that the future telecommunications requirements of the energy, water and transport sectors are understood. And the government will draw on the National Infrastructure Commission’s analysis for the forthc...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployee Ownership and Save as You EarnTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36923More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to help increase the level of employee participation in (a) the Share Incentive Plan and (b) the Save As You Earn scheme.
Answer: The Government fully understands the importance of enabling employees to share in the fruits of a company’s success, and for businesses to reward and retain employees effectively. The UK share schemes are popular, generous and internationally competitive....
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Area Energy PlansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prepare local authorities to deliver the Local Power Plan.
Answer: We are working with stakeholders, including local authorities, on how GBE could support local and community energy. The UK will work closely with Scottish Government on this matter as part of the Vision Statement signed in October which committed to explo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Diagnosis and ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with healthcare stakeholders on steps to improve Lobular cancer (a) diagnostics and (b) research funding.
Answer: Following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan later this year, we will develop a new national cancer plan. The cancer plan will include more details about how to improve outcomes for all tumour types, including lobular breast cancer. We plan to engage ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: GenderWomen and EqualitiesTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26206More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 and (b) take steps to improve gender representation in candidates for (i) local and (ii) devolved elections ahead of those elections.
Answer: I am proud that progress is being made, with 40% of MPs now women, but we want to see this replicated at all levels of Government. Last summer my Ministerial colleague Bridget Philipson met with members of 50:50 Parliament, where they discussed the import...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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